Flood Phenomenon

Jakarta, in the beginning of 2020 was welcomed by the rain. Precisely during midnight did it start to pour, and only until the crack of

dawn did the downpour turned into a drizzle. Due to this, there was a massive flood issue. Flood isn't something rare in Jakarta.

However, where the flood usually reached the knee length of an adult. The flood that happened had completely submerged houses

leaving only roofs to evacuate on. Search and rescue, volunteers, as well as other officials moved in action. They helped evacuate the

people, rescued stranded pets, and so on.

Lots of valuables were lost during this flood, such as cars, motorcycles, fridges, and beds. Some of these valuables were even caught

in the flood current and ended up at the river, further clogging the flow of the water. In order to handle these obstructions, heavy

machines such as excavator were placed on the scene. These machines helped dig out couches, washing machine, beds, and other

heavy weighted stuff. Technology has truly helped in this situation, because without the excavator it would have been a lot longer to

clear out the obstructions.

A lot of household items got destroyed during this flood, and they can't even be recycled. Moreover, the people that got effected are

the lower class people. Do they even have money to buy other household items to replace the ones that got destroyed?

Even if flood was a common occurrence in Jakarta, this disastrous flood had caught stakeholders attentions. The usual flood was

caused by drainage issue. Then the disastrous flood was caused by drainage issue plus the nonstop continuous rain. The drainage

being clogged by trash is an unending issue. It makes me wonder on what steps should be taken to solve this issue. Any suggestions?